by Marty Coleman | Apr 18, 2013 | Boston Marathon Tragedy - 2013, Isaac Asimov |
Competent
Here is how the Boston Marathon terrorist or terrorists were competent:
- They succeeded in making bombs that blew up, killed and wounded people.
Incompetent
Here is how the Boston Marathon terrorists were and are incompetent:
- They failed to figure out how to have an effective and peaceful voice that actually could get something positive done in society.
- They failed to learn how to rally for a cause they believed in while still maintaining a loving and caring attitude towards those around them.
- They failed to critically think and analyze what it was they were being taught.
- They failed to understand history and the repeated failure of terrorist after terrorist to accomplish their goal.
- They failed to think with any creativity about how they could achieve their goals without violence.
- They failed to have faith in how things can change and move forward without violence.
- They failed to understand that their means are not justified, no matter what their ends are.
The list can go on and on. What would you add?
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Drawing and commentary by Marty Coleman
Quote by Isaac Asimov, 1920-1992, Russian-born American writer
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by Marty Coleman | Oct 18, 2011 | Isaac Asimov, Life Sciences - 2011 |
For the life of me I can’t believe it’s only day #2 of Life Science Week at the NDD.
I had a conversation once with a friend once where we were talking about what we believed. We asked each other questions and some of my answers were, “I don’t know.” and some were “This I believe.” His answers were all, “I don’t know.” He was unwilling or unable to state, “This I believe.” about anything. In his mind the declarative statement was one he couldn’t step back from once it was made. He didn’t want that restriction on him. The conversation was frustrating for me as a result. We had no no base from which to explore, so to speak.
Having that ‘Eureka!’ moment is a great moment in life. Finding something, whether material, intellectual or spiritual, is wonderful. But the declaration of finality can also shut off possibilities. It’s overdone and it gets in the way of further discovery often times because your mind closes off.
But I also have the attitude that it’s ok to say you believe something. You aren’t making a vow that you will always believe it. You are simply saying, “As of now, I am starting with this as true. I might find it’s not true in the future, and if I do, that is fine.”Scientists do that. They start with certain assumptions of truth. They are willing to test those assumptions to see if they hold up. They don’t test them every day, all the time. Many of their assumptions will be with them all their lives. But a good scientist is always willing to entertain the notion that something they believe may not be true. They are willing to say “hmmm…that’s funny. I wonder if…”
Are you willing to do that in the science that is your life?
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